The Nets give a historic slap to the Bucks: +45!

No, you’re not dreaming, Milwaukee hit rock bottom yesterday in Brooklyn, losing by 45 points after losing every quarter and conceding their eleventh loss in fifteen games! Only time will tell how much this setback will mark Doc Rivers and his troops, even stripped Giannis Antetokounmpo. On the other hand, on the Brooklyn side, this success is undoubtedly the most instructive of the season, and it is already the fourth in six games!

It also spoils the NBA, which is doing everything possible to encourage superstars to play as many games as possible, with more injuries being the only result so far. Brooklyn showed that basketball is more than just that, proving throughout the season that we can do great things with strong playing principles and a clear philosophy. Even without Cam Thomas, the Nets delivered a clean and flawless matchup, with the team as a superstar. And knock!

Kevin Porter Jr. and Kyle Kuzma were in the illusion for barely ten minutes before they saw Brooklyn catch fire. The locals actually ended the first act with a 13-4 run to take the lead, led by the fantastic Dai’Ron Sharpe (37-25). The Wolff-Martin-Claxton trio started the offense right away, but the Bucks were able to stay within 20 points at halftime, thanks to the combined efforts of Myles Turner, Gary Trent Jr. and Kyle Kuzma. Nick Claxton got revenge in his own way with a big two-handed dunk just before the break (65-46). But the best was yet to come!

Despite Gary Trent Jr. swimming alone against the tide, the Bucks ended up getting swallowed up 16-4 after coming back from the locker room, fueled by 3-pointers from Egor Demin, Noah Clowney twice and Michael Porter Jr. (91-63). This time, massively said, Milwaukee jumped for good, and Brooklyn finished like a cannonball, like a flight by Danny Woof, then a three-pointer from the logo of Tyrese Martin to end the third quarter with a score of 99 to 71!

Brooklyn played hard until the end, allowing Drake Powell, Zaire Williams and Jaylen Wilson to shine in turn, the author of the final basket in this historic victory that will help the Nets to lift their morale before their next game against Miami on Thursday. At the same time, Milwaukee will have to respond at home against Toronto.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

HI-STO-RIKUE! These Nets tied the franchise record for most wins by posting a 45-point victory. We have to go back to January 9, 1993 to find traces of such a feat, when the New Jersey Nets crushed the Washington Bullets, 124 to 79. Who would have believed it?

Amazing heel referee assist for Terence Mann. There are nights like that, when everything goes your way, and Brooklyn knew very quickly that it would be the same in this match. the reason? In a counterattack led by Nick Claxton at the very beginning of the match, an ill-adjusted pivot pass headed for the touchline. Except the ball bounced off the referee’s heel, which had the merit of putting Terence Mann in the perfect position to draw and score 3 points! Never seen before!

A collective of superstars. There are a bunch of numbers that highlight the Nets’ outstanding collective performance in this matchup, between 19 3-pointers made with 44% success, or 33 assists out of 45 made. But we will especially remember the sharing of the ball as ten players finished with 10 or more points. That’s a whole problem for the opponent, when the threats are diverse, and scoring doesn’t just rest on the shoulders of one or two players. Chapeau Brooklyn, who also played without their coach, Jordi Fernandez, ill and was replaced by Steve Hetzel.

Milwaukee at the bottom of the hole. The eleventh loss in fifteen games for Milwaukee, which is completely surrendering, which this match perfectly illustrated. We’ll have to hold on to get back up the slope. In this case, short of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return, we don’t see much to boost a group that’s not short on talent, between Kevin Porter Jr., Gary Trent Jr., Myles Turner, Bobby Portis and Kyle Kuzma. Clearly there is room to do much better!!

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Difference of points when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.